FAQs

We are based in Buckinghamshire. Our address is:

3 Manor Courtyard, Hughenden Avenue, High Wycombe, HP13 5RE, United Kingdom

We partner with local organisations who are located in Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, and South America.

Our Next Generation Projects are our larger programmes which come alongside vulnerable communities helping them lift themselves out the feelings of shame and powerlessness caused by disadvantage and material poverty.

As their potential is unlocked, individuals become empowered to form ideas to provide for themselves. Our Spark Projects offer short-term investments so they can turn their ideas into reality and begin building sustainable livelihoods.

No, we do not work with any individuals or organisations operating in the UK, all our work is overseas.

Marginalised and overlooked communities are groups of people who experience limited access to opportunities because of social or economic barriers. Many face daily uncertainty about how to provide for their needs, which can lead to feelings of shame, isolation, and powerlessness.

At Project Possible, we come alongside these communities, helping to restore dignity, build resilience, and open opportunities to a brighter future.

Some of the people we work with include:

adults overcoming addiction, vulnerable women experiencing exploitation, remote villages, people experiencing exclusion, individuals with disability, and young people and children living in unstable home environments, among many others.

Yes, absolutely! We are so grateful to all of our supporters who choose to run local or personal events in order to raise funds for our work. Such events in the past have included running and sporting challenges, craft fairs, concerts and simply asking for donations to our charity in lieu of gifts for a significant birthday or anniversary.

We will support you as far as we can with the provision of promotional materials and sponsorship/giving mechanisms.

We continue to work with local, Christian visionaries as our Mission statement makes clear – ‘We partner with Christian communities around the world to open up opportunities where doors have been closed due to social disadvantage.’

Some may be individuals, others may be churches or other non-government organisations, but all share Project Possible’s vision to lives lived in fullness and hope with lasting transformation in their communities.

We are always keen to find new partners and communities to invest in.  However, establishing effective partnerships is a significant commitment, and new partners must be able to show that they are committed to the goal of sustainability.  For potential new partners who align with our values, we would work with them initially on pilot projects to see if such a relationship can be developed.

The decision to rename ROPE (Relief for Oppressed People Everywhere) reflects the changes we have made in our international development work. We no longer provide short term relief, (apart from responding to disasters where we have someone locally based and equipped to help), having chosen to move away from activities that can create dependency, and we accept it is simply not feasible to be “everywhere”.
The new name, Project Possible, is an expression of what we believe to be at the core of what we do: opening possibilities for small, disadvantaged communities around the world and helping them become self-sustaining. Our small-scale projects are focused on seeing lasting impact with the communities and people we come alongside, supporting them as they overcome social disadvantage and make their aspirations a reality.

We are extremely grateful to all of our supporters who have taken the amazing step of naming us in their Will. Generous legacies left to us make an incredible difference to our work, so thank you for doing this.

You should not need to change the name of the charity in your Will, as long as it mentions our registered Charity Commission number, 1069608.

“Relief aid”, also called “humanitarian aid,” focuses on short term immediate assistance in the wake of a crisis. Project Possible will always respond to a crisis if we have partners on the ground who are able to put together a response, e.g. the Nepal Earthquake appeal.

But the main aim of our work today is to achieve lasting impact through sustainable initiatives (development aid).

This is about strategic assistance intended to make long-term improvements to a community or to a family’s overall standard of living and quality of life. Think of it as “helping people help themselves.” This is not done “for” people but “with” people, empowering them to help themselves and see change in their family and community.

Our desire as Project Possible is to have a professional and well-run charity, exercising good stewardship for all the funds that we are entrusted with, whilst maintaining our operational costs at an acceptable level. This means meeting the increased legal and financial requirements placed on charities, using secure and professionally managed IT systems, employing qualified staff and paying them appropriately to retain their skills. The existing financial model had become a big distraction and we have taken the opportunity Project Possible has provided to refocus on the quality and impact of our project work and subsequently the delivery of excellent quality feedback which honours our generous and valued supporters.